(A) All street name and street name changes shall be approved by the City Council in cooperation with the E-911 Street Naming Office according to the interlocal agreement between the city, and the Board of County Commissioners. All street names shall comply with the following guidelines unless specifically exempted by City Council:
(1) No name duplication or similar sounding names are permitted.
(2) Street names shall be pleasant sounding, easy to read, appropriate for type or character of the street and add to the pride of home ownership.
(3) Alphabetical letters (i.e., A, B, C, and so on), unconventional spellings, frivolous or complicated names are unacceptable.
(4) The appropriate quadrant designation “NE” (northeast), “SE” (southeast), “NW” (northwest), “SW” (southwest) shall be placed after the street name. Directional affixes in street name (for example, “East,” “West,” “North,” “South,” and the like) shall not be used.
(5) No street name shall contain more than twelve (12) letters, excluding affixes such as boule-vards, street, avenue, and the like. The developer or owner of a street not accepted by the city shall, within thirty (30) days of city approval of any street name change, replace or change any existing street name signs to reflect the new street name.
(B) The City Council shall approve all street names or all renaming of existing streets during the subdivision process of recording plats or through ordinance.
(C) The original naming of streets can be proposed by the City or the developer of the new street.
(D) Renaming of streets may be initiated by:
(1) The City Council;
(2) Any city department or other governmental body;
(3) Any individual or group provided the following procedure is followed:
(a) Written approval must be obtained from a majority of the property owners on the street proposed for name change. Such majority shall be based on the number of individual properties addressed on the street; and
(b) The applicant must submit the written approvals required and an application for street name change to the Growth Management Department. As part of the application, the applicant shall identify the purpose of or need for the name change.
('74 Code, § 20-66) (Ord. 84-16, passed 4-19-84; Am. Ord. 84-46, passed 8-2-84; Am. Ord. 2013-11, passed 2-21-13) Penalty, see § 179.999